Press Releases

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• 4/17/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Serve on the Connecticut Green Bank

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Gina McCarthy to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Green Bank.

• 4/17/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Commissioner Harris to Step Down from the Department of Consumer Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris will depart from his position with the agency to pursue other professional opportunities.

• 4/11/2017 Gov. Malloy: Special Elections to Fill Four Anticipated Probate Judge Vacancies in Sixteen Towns to be Held This Fall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that special elections to fill expected vacancies in four Judge of Probate districts will be held on the same day as the next general election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Department of Defense Approval for 200 CH-53K Helicopters to be Built by Sikorsky in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved Sikorsky to produce 200 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee Approval of Legislation Reforming the State’s Pretrial Justice System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the vote in the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee this evening approving legislation he introduced that will reform the state’s pretrial justice system to help break the cycle of crime and poverty.

• 4/16/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Death of 1st Lt. George Marshall Sanford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the death of 1st Lieutenant George Marshall Sanford of Redding Ridge Fire Company #1, who died while responding to a fire on Sunday evening.

• 5/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Selects Michelle Seagull to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Michelle Seagull of Glastonbury to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP).

• 5/26/2017 Gov. Malloy Urges Greater Public Awareness of State’s Safe Haven Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Children and Families Commissioner (DCF) Joette Katz are urging for greater public awareness of the state’s Safe Haven law, which designates hospital emergency rooms as a location where newborn babies can be safely relinquished, no questions asked. The law protects parents from being prosecuted for abandonment and ensures the infant will be safe and receive adequate care. The state officials said that the abandonment of a baby in downtown Danbury this week reflects the need to grow greater public awareness of this law in order to prevent tragedy.

• 5/25/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on First Selectman Llodra’s Decision to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding reports that Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra will not seek re-election after her term expires later this year.

• 5/23/2017 Gov. Malloy: Framework Reached With State Employee Unions That Will Create Significant Structural Reforms, Save Taxpayers Billions in Long-Term

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a framework for an agreement with the leadership of the state employee unions that will re-open the contract currently in effect through June 30, 2022, in an effort to create significant, long-term structural reforms to pension and benefit costs that will help generate large annual savings for many years to come.

• 5/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Last Night’s Shooting in Bridgeport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding last night’s shooting in Bridgeport.

• 5/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting LGBTQ Youth from the Destructive and Discredited Practice of Conversion Therapy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening signed into law legislation that will protect LGBTQ youth in the state from the destructive and discredited practice of conversion therapy. The so-called treatment, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has been discredited by nearly every credible medical and psychiatric group in the country and oftentimes includes destructive practices that are harmful to children, such as electric shock therapy.

• 5/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Nominates Thirteen Connecticut Residents to Fill Vacancies on the Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating thirteen state residents to fill vacancies for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court. While these appointments represent only a fraction of the nearly forty vacancies on the Superior Court, these judges will provide critical judicial capacity in performing the essential duties of the court system.

• 5/8/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $10.7 Million to Support the Development of Affordable Housing in Six Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Executive Director Karl Kilduff today announced that nearly $10.7 million in funding has been approved by the CHFA Board of Directors to support the development of seven affordable housing projects in six Connecticut communities. Funding comes through federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) program, which is administered by CHFA.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Six-Year High School Graduation Rate Reaches Historic High, Graduation Gaps Closing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that the six-year high school graduation rate increased over four consecutive years, reaching an all-time high of 90.5 percent for the 2013-14 cohort. The release of the data comes on the heels of the announcement last month that the state reached an all-time high four-year graduation rate in 2016 of 87.4 percent – significantly higher than the national average of 83.2 percent.